Table 1: Summary of patients' clinical journey.
Age at onset of facial paresis |
Time to diagnosis (m) |
Skin ca hx |
Pain |
Paresthesia |
Diagnosis |
Treatment |
Outcome (at 31 Jan 2021) |
|
Case 1 |
78 |
28 |
n |
n |
y |
Salivary duct ca |
Palliative RT |
Alive. Distant metastasis |
Case 2 |
60 |
11 |
n |
n |
y |
SCC |
Curative intent surgery and RT |
Alive, disease free, under surveillance |
Case 3 |
56 |
11 |
y |
n |
y |
Adenosquamous ca of parotid |
Curative intent surgery and RT |
Deceased from intracranial extension |
Case 4 |
76 |
8 |
n |
N |
n |
Spindle cell SCC, CLL |
Palliative RT |
Alive and awaiting surveillance scans |